"Disabling" a disabled life is an inconvenience designed to meet the needs of most people. If you are in a wheelchair, long flight of stairs is an issue. To minimize the inconvenience of people with disabilities, we can minimize obstacles by eliminating access barriers, such as installing wheelchair lamps. Lamps are not a new invention, but there are many techniques that can be used to support disabled people.
Assistive technology is an application of modern technology for people with disabilities to self-reliance and to live confidently with ease. The first law to specifically claim the development of assistive technology is technical assistance relating to the Disability Act of 1988. Since then, a number of laws have been passed to expand the use of assistive technology and to support development.
Many of the earliest applications of assistive technology were for people with hearing loss. For decades now telecommunications companies are required to provide a system to convert between text and speech for hearing loss including teletext and subtitles. These systems were implemented prior to the development of effective computer-based text-to-speech, so they were run by people who were trained to listen and type in real time.
Since access to computers and the Internet has become an important element of modern life in recent years, assistive technology for computer use has spread rapidly. With the help of screen readers and similar technologies, visually impaired people can use the Internet more easily than non-visually impaired people. By doing this, visually impaired people were able to access the wealth of information available online.
With the exception of technologies for the hearing impaired and the visually impaired, people with other kinds of disabilities also benefit from technology. Mobility technology and durable medical devices make it possible to make people with symptoms like cerebral palsy independent, almost impossible before. Mobility technology has also helped many elderly people live a much more fulfilling life than others.
If you live with disabilities, you can receive financial assistance from the Social Security Administration and use it to pay the subsidy. However, the process of receiving social security benefits is difficult. Only a lawyer can help you to succeed the technology you need.
An experienced Indiana disability attorney at Hankey Law Office is here to help you. To consult directly with Indiana disabled attorney, please call today Hanky Law Firm.
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